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Genesis 33:8-11

8“Whatמִ֥יmiH4310do you meanby sending thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wholeכָּל־kol-H3605companyהַמַּחֲנֶ֥הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to meet meפָּגָ֑שְׁתִּיpa.Ga.she.tiH6298?”asked Esauוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “To findלִמְצֹא־lim.tzo'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113,” Jacobansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

9“I already haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426plentyרָ֑בRavH7227,my brotherאָחִ֕י'a.ChiH251,”Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Keepיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961what belongsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to you.”

10But Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290insistedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Noאַל־'al-H408,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994!Ifאִם־ נָ֨א'im- na'H518 H4994I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,then receiveוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947this giftמִנְחָתִ֖יmin.cha.TiH4503from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027.Forעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your faceפָנֶ֗יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,and it is like seeingכִּרְאֹ֛תkir.'OtH7200the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,since you have received me favorablyוַתִּרְצֵֽנִי׃va.tir.Tze.niH7521.

11Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853acceptקַח־kach-H3947my giftבִּרְכָתִי֙bir.kha.TiH1293thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was broughtהֻבָ֣אתhu.VatH935to you,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכִ֣י'E.lo.Him ve.KhiH430 H3588has been graciousחַנַּ֥נִיcha.Na.niH2603to meand I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426all I needכֹ֑לKholH3605.”So Jacob pressedוַיִּפְצַר־vai.yif.tzar-H6484himuntil he acceptedוַיִּקָּֽח׃vai.yi.KachH3947.

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